Earth's space fleet battles large, vicious insects. Blu-ray Digital HD Year 1997 Video Release 1998-05-19 Studio Sony Pictures Genre Science Fiction MPAA Rating R CARA graphic sci-fi violence and gore, and for some language and nudity Color Color Runtime 130 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein's classic sci-fi adventure. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon and Michael Ironside star as the courageous soldiers who travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species. Director Paul Verhoeven Cast Paul Verhoeven; Denise Richards; Casper Van Dien; Dina Meyer; Jake Busey; Neil Patrick Harris; Clancy Brown; Seth Gilliam; Patrick Muldoon; Michael Ironside; Rue McClanahan